Cheers to Cocktails for International Tequila Day

With International Tequila Day right around the corner on Monday the 24th of July, Casa Don Ramón is showcasing the truly unique way that they make their tequila, whilst providing some fantastic cocktail recipes you can make with their tequila. Keep reading below to learn how to make both a Margarita Limón and Margarita Kiwi, and to learn more about their tequila process. 

Tequila Don Ramón Cocktail Recipes

Margarita Limón. – Going back to the classics…

Ingredients:

• 45 mL of Tequila Don Ramón Platinum Reposado Cristalino
• 15 mL of Cointreau 
• 2 tablespoons of agave syrup
• 15 mL lemon juice 
• Salt
• 1 cup of ice

Method: Rim Margarita glass with salt. Add 1 cup of ice and all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously and serve.

 

Margarita Kiwi – Slightly citrusy with a very tropical touch.

Ingredients:

• 45 mL of Tequila Don Ramón Platinum Plata
• Half a kiwifruit
• 15 mL  agave syrup
• 5 basil leaves
• 15 mL  of Damiana liqueur
• 15 mL of lemon juice
• 1 cup of ice
• Volcanic salt (giving an exotic touch because of its black colour, it has a mineral touch that helps to bring out the citrus flavours)

Method: Muddle the kiwi and basil leaves in a cocktail shaker. Pour 1 cup of ice and the remaining ingredients into a shaker. Shake vigorously, strain and serve in a glass rimmed with volcanic salt (emphasising the flavour of the kiwi).

 

 

Margarita Piña. – To surprise with a spicy touch and herbal notes.

• 45 mL of Tequila Don Ramón Platinum Reposado Cristalino
• 45 mL of pineapple juice
• 15 mL of lime juice
• 15 mL of agave syrup
• 1 thin slice of chilli
• 15 mL Strega liqueur
• 1 cup ice
• Himalayan Pink Salt (Less salty but gives a hint of sweetness)

Method: Sprinkle a glass with the Himalayan salt and add the rest of the ingredients to the shaker, shake vigorously and serve.

Tequila Don Ramón range is 100% Agave Azul Tequilana Weber from the Altos de Jalisco. Casa Don Ramón sets their facilities to classical music during the fermentation process to positively react to the yeast; stimulating the aroma and bouquet of their distillates. 

Their facilities have the ability to split oxygen atoms to convert them into OZONE O3. Instead of air, Casa Don Ramón uses ozone to give a unique smoothness to the tequila, eliminating the spiciness and astringency in our distillates. Tequila Don Ramón makes the most of raw materials with high-level machinery that allows Casa Don Ramón to extract the liquid from the raw pineapple. On average it takes 8 kilos of agave to obtain 1 litre of tequila, yet Casa Don Ramón uses approximately 5 kilos, offering a more sustainable production method.

Tequila Don Ramón Platinum Reposado Cristalino boasts a soft and silky alcoholic sensation, with delicate notes of wood, vanilla, nuts and spices, with medium permanence in the mouth

RRP: $86.99

Stockist: Dan Murphy’s

Tequila Don Ramón Platinum Plata is an Excellent white tequila and when tasted on the palate it has a fine and lasting flavour of select agave

RRP: $81.99

Stockist: Dan Murphy’s

Tequila Don Ramón Platinium Añejo Cristalino offers a soft alcohol sensation, with delicate notes of wood, vanilla, nuts and spices, with a long stay in the mouth that invites to be taken alone.

RRP: $91.99

Stockist: Dan Murphy’s